Clamshell package with spinner insert

Inactive Publication Date: 2007-03-15
AVC CORP
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[0010] As an additional feature, at least one wall of the second package member is of a transparent plastic material to permit said product to be viewed from the exterior of said package members. By pressing the second package member at an off-axis position the second package member rotates in position. That produces a dynamic effect that's new to the purchasing public, offering something new and interesting to some. Functionally, the change of angular position allows the product enclosed in the package member to be viewed from a different angle or side.
[0012] As an additional feature the axles include a cylindrical hub, an axle axial stop member, such as a relatively large diameter cylinder, or disk, as variously termed, greater in diameter than the axle, that blocks or stops withdrawal of the axles from the journal bearings in the first package member, and, hence, prevents detachment of the second package member from the first. Thus even though the package is fabricated of a plastic material that exhibits some flexure when manually stressed, instead of a material and shape that is quite rigid and inflexible, the second package member cannot easily be gripped and torn off the first package member due to the blocking action of the axial stops on the shaft and sufficient tensile strength of the plastic material, even though the package members and axles may flex under the stress.

Problems solved by technology

However, for reasons of product security, the toughness of the package material prevents the customer from opening the package with the customer's bare hands, particularly inside the store.
A shoplifter cannot easily pilfer the product.
That security feature effectively saves the store a great deal of money.
If there is any difference in quality or functionality those differences may become lost in the monotony of the existing product packaging.

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[0040] As one appreciates the foregoing package invention can take many different forms, shapes and sizes. the invention is presented in the exploded view of FIG. 4 to which reference is made. It is believed that the exploded view is sufficient to define the additional embodiment of the package invention. For convenience where an element of the embodiment is the same as a corresponding element earlier described in connection with the embodiment of FIGS. 1-3, the same identification number is used but is primed. Since the elements have been described earlier, it is not necessary to repeat the description.

[0041] Two principal differences between this embodiment and that of FIGS. 1-3 is that the spinner axis as defined by the axles is mounted vertical and the spinner can be manually rotated about the vertical axis, whereas in the embodiment of FIGS. 1-3, the spinner axis is horizontal and rotation is about a horizontal axis. Secondly, spinner 9′ in this embodiment is of a larger diamet...

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[0043] the invention is also presented in an exploded view in FIG. 5 to which reference is made. It is believed that the exploded view is sufficient to define the additional embodiment of the package invention. For convenience where an element of the embodiment is the same as a corresponding element earlier described in connection with the embodiment of FIGS. 1-3, the same identification number is used and is double-primed. Since the elements have been described earlier, it is not necessary to repeat the description. This embodiment is shorter and wider than the corresponding dimensions of the spinner package of FIG. 1, and the size of the spinner 9″ is proportionately larger than the corresponding spinner of FIG. 1. In other respects the functions performed are the same as before.

[0044] As one appreciates all of the packages, that is, packaged product in the preceding figures may be hung by the hang hold 7 on a metal rod of a store display rack. Because of the shallow rectangular s...

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Abstract

A clamshell package for display and sale of an article at retail contains two principal parts, namely first and second package members. The second package member, called a spinner, defines a cavity for enclosing the article and the first package member supports the second package member in a passage through the front and rear faces of the first package member for manually motivated rotational movement of the second package member relative to the first package member. Axles, integrally formed in the second package member, extend outwardly from opposite sides of that member and mount to journal bearings integrally formed in the first package member.

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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] This non-provisional application for patent is related to an earlier-filed provisional application for patent by the inventor, Ser. No. 60 / 716,419, filed Sep. 12, 2005, entitled Clamshell Package with Spinner Insert, the entire content of which is incorporated herein in its entirety by reference. Applicant claims the benefit under 35 U.S.C. 120 based on the foregoing provisional application.FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0002] This invention relates to packages for consumer product of the type that is sold through retail stores, and, more particularly, to a clamshell type package for small size high value product, such as digital media, that permits a prospective purchaser to view the product through a transparent package wall without requiring the package to be opened, and provides security against product pilferage. BACKGROUND [0003] Today, small size high value articles, such as digital media, like add-on memory chips, are commodities that ...

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IPC IPC(8): B65D73/00
CPCB65D73/0057
InventorBEGIM, MOSHE
OwnerAVC CORP